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Chinese-made mesh modems are giving Russian drones longer-range control over Ukraine

Mesh networking chips from Shenzhen Xingkai Technology have been found to be installed in Russian drones in Ukraine
The discovery was made after a Gerbera was downed during a recent attack on Ukrainian targets
The discovery was made after a Gerbera was downed during a recent attack on Ukrainian targets

Russian drones are using Chinese mesh networking technology to communicate over Ukraine, a new investigation has claimed.

Technology recently retrieved from a downed Gerbera drone in Ukraine kicked off research into the hardware, but it remains unclear whether Shenzhen Xinghai Technology was aware of the destination of its mesh networking hardware.

Although traces of the mesh modems were found in drones as far back as 2024, it is thought Russia embraced mesh technology following the blocking of its access to Starlink in February 2026.

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